nickschultzfan
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So close to winning. I really hope the Hawks brush that off as an aberation. Because punching a team in the mouth to stun them doesn't really if you don't actually win.
Tough loss for sure for Minnesota, but I tell you what...they were in this game all the way, and if fortune had favored them, they could have easily been the ones with the one goal victory.
For Game 2, I don't think Minnesota has to change a whole lot...if anything.
They managed to contain the Chicago forwards for the most part....Chicago took advantage of a play where Suter simply couldn't flag down the clearing pass....and Minny DID have Crawford beat on a couple occasions including clanking the iron.
Hey, not begrudging Chicago the win...they were just a hair better last night.
But still, most "experts" give the Wild NO fighting chance, and that is simply ridiculous.
No Dany Heatley, no Jason Pominville, no Nik Backstrom....yet Minnesota gave Chicago all they could handle.
I do agree that there are some players who need to be swapped out on this team, but that is something to look into in the off season and into next year.
For the here and now, Minny just needs to stay the course, and do what they did in Game 1 for Game 2.
Patrick Kane looked EXTREMELY frustrated out there...the Wild need to keep him that way...maybe he loses his head a bit and tries to get into extracurricular stuff (bad move on his part), or simply not play his skill game.
In fact, I swear every other play, Kane was pissing and moaning to the refs about something.
It's the playoffs, Patrick, you are NOT going to get the time n space you are accustomed to....deal with it.
Anyways, Minnesota DOES need to finish on plays, no question.
For fans who have watched this team all season, you guys know, that has been an issue for Minnesota...lots of great chances, but not very many good finishes.
I think its more a personnel thing than anything, but again, that isn't something the team can do anything about right now.
What the Wild have is what they have...and believe me, they will be good for years to come as soon as management finishes molding the team.
But for anyone to suggest Chicago would roll over Minnesota...especially so called experts...well, many have lost much credibility with me on that front.
Win or lose, Minnesota will give Chicago a series....the Blackhawks, for all their talent and hype, simply are NOT blowing the Wild away...they didn't in the regular season, and they won't in the playoffs.
Re: Koivu and Parise
Koivu is S L O W. Just dreadfully, dreadfully slow. To the point where you hope he has a lower body injury so he can maybe recover and get quicker. This doesn't bode well. I don't know if he's going to keep getting slower as he gets older or what. Glad we don't have him on a 10+ year contract.
Parise needs to get into the slot more with the puck. He's great around the net but doesn't seem to want to get into scoring areas. Regardless of what Don Cherry and Mike Yeo say, a 2" perimeter around the net is not prime scoring areas.
We dumped on almost every rush. Most of you defend the the Wild whenever someone else brings up the word boring or trap but how did you not see it? We were dumping on 4 on 3 rushe, 3 on 2 rushes, every 2 on 2 rush.. It's like we have the puck entering the zone, instead of maintaining the god damn puck, we dump it for a 50-50 chance to get it back. 90% of our dumps get cleared out within 10 seconds and its the most frustrating hockey to watch. Call me a hater but our system painful to watch most of the time.
Harding deserves the start on Friday regardless. That was a lights out game by him.
Harding deserves the start on Friday regardless. That was a lights out game by him.
You know a lot of 3rd line centers that put up 60+ points do you?
Am I really getting sucked into a Koivu debate right now? Dammit.
Harding deserves the start on Friday regardless. That was a lights out game by him.
No doubt Koivu's a really good player, but I'm not sure you can win if he's your best offensive player. He's limited in that respect. Compare him to Zucker though, just a completely different player, all speed, all offense. We need more Zuckers to balance out the lineup.
No doubt Koivu's a really good player, but I'm not sure you can win if he's your best offensive player. He's limited in that respect. Compare him to Zucker though, just a completely different player, all speed, all offense. We need more Zuckers to balance out the lineup.
So if Pommer is ready to go on Friday (I personally doubt it), who comes out? My vote would be Butch.
So if Pommer is ready to go on Friday (I personally doubt it), who comes out? My vote would be Butch.